Suspect in 1996 murder of Kirkland woman extradited to King County

A Montana man charged in the 1996 cold case murder of a Kirkland woman was extradited to King County on Wednesday.

A Montana man charged in the 1996 cold case murder of a Kirkland woman was extradited to King County on Wednesday.

Clifford Everell Reed, 59, faces second-degree murder charges for allegedly killing Sandi Rae Johnson on April 26, 1996.

Reed, who was the woman’s co-worker during her disappearance, was booked into King County Jail Wednesday on $5 million bail.

Johnson was reported missing in 1996 and her body was found eight years later near Highway 410.

Reed left Washington shortly after the woman was reported missing, according to court documents. Detectives conducted multiple interviews throughout the investigation and Reed’s friends revealed his alleged infatuation with the woman.

Detectives with the King County Sheriff’s Office arrested him at his Victor, Mont. home in early December.

Reed’s arraignment is set for Feb. 14 at King County Court.